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Takehiro Tomiyasu set a disgraceful record.
Arsenal mutually agreed to terminate the contract with Tomiyasu immediately on its official website on the 5th (Korea Standard Time). Unfortunately, Tomiyasu has been limited in time due to injuries over the past two seasons, and he made only one substitution appearance last season. Therefore, they mutually agreed to terminate the contract so that Tomiyasu could start a new career. All members of Arsenal thank Tomiyasu for his contribution to the club and wish him and his family all the best in the future.
Tomiyasu was released ahead of the season because of a knee injury. Tomiyasu's knee has been in bad shape since the preseason last season. He did not play a preseason game, and only returned in October. But even in his return, Tomiyasu only played six minutes and collapsed again.
Tomiyasu attempted rehabilitation to avoid surgery, but eventually underwent surgery again. Tomiyasu, who underwent knee surgery in February this year, is expected to return in December. In fact, he will lose half of the season.
Arsenal decided to release Tomiyasu, who will become a free agent (FA) player after the 2025-2026 season. Even if he was on the team, he was out of power anyway, so he ended the contract by mutual agreement.
The release left Tomiyasu with a disgraceful record. Japan Football Channel said that Tomiyasu is the No. 1 player in market value among players currently in FA status in the 'Transfer Mart' site specializing in transfer information in relation to the release of Tomiyasu. As of the 5th, Tomiyasu ranked first in the market value ranking of FA players with 18 million euros (about 28.9 billion won). This is more than 16 million euros (about 25.7 billion won) for the second-place former Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
It's not a good record that the price is high even though it's an FA. It can be interpreted as a story that there is no team to take. Players who are rehabilitating from serious injuries like Tomiyasu are even less attractive in the FA market. Tomiyasu's skill is not the problem. This is because it could end up as a result of recklessly recruiting players who have not played since the summer of 2024 and losing their salary for no reason.
It is questionable whether Tomiyasu will be able to play in the World Cup for the second time in his life. This is because there is no team looking for Tomiyasu right away, and it is expected that it will be difficult to show normal performance after returning. It is an endless fall of Tomiyasu, once the best defender in Japan.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
